Monday, August 01, 2005
Today I received an email from eBay verifying I had changed my email address. Which is funny, because I hadn't done so.

I logged in and to my surprise, discovered that I was attempting to sell a large John Deere tractor! Imagine the look on my face.

I also discovered that my email address had been changed from my keginme one to lonabargermnb5@yahoo.com. I realized that some poor soul must have accidentally logged into my account, changed my account information, and put their beautiful tractor up for sale.

I helpfully informed eBay Security about the mistake, and provided them with the email address of the person and the IP address they used to change it.

They probably looked at my eBay history and realized I was telling the truth, as it would read something like as follows:
June 2004: Bought Transformers lithograph
July 2004: Bought Transformers figures
August 2004: Bought Anime "Trigun Wallscroll"
August 2005: SELLING TRACTOR

I also noticed that the location they were selling from was Kamloops, BC. Now, this could be just because that's where my account info said, but on the off chance that they really do live in Kamloops, I emailed the person from an alternate email address asking to see the Tractor in person. If they agree, perhaps I'll show up with, hmm, perhaps the L'Heureux's functional crossbow and tactfully point out their eBay "mistake."

In any case, I've taken the liberty of writing this person a series of mocking emails, from various email addresses, all with disturbing pictures attached. I've also signed them up for a multitude of spam, newsletters and pornography subscriptions.


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